| Miradero | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Mayagüez |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,510 |
| 2000 census | |
Miradero is a barrio in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The US census of 2000 reports a population of 5,510.[1] The total land area the barrio is about 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2). It is one of fifteen rural inland barrios of Mayagüez.[2]
The name "Miradero" means vantage point, lookout in Spanish. The rural barrio of Miradero, today sub-urban, next to the city suggests y describes a place appropriate to look and admire something or some landscape and it is usually used for that purpose, the name makes reference to the panoramic vistas of the city of Mayagüez and its bay and the Mona passage.[2]. Eugenio María de Hostos grew up in the area, after his birth in the nearby Rio Cañas Arriba barrio.
Miradero is home to a number of sports complexes souch as: Palacio de Recreación y Deportes, Natatorio RUM, RUM Racquetball Courts and the Mayagüez University Campus Tennis Courts.[3] The Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo is located in Miradero. There are a number of schools located in the barrio including Southwestern Educational Society and the Academy of the Immaculate Conception (where, among others, Jose Juan Barea attended most grades except his senior high school year).
A venture capital fund local to Puerto Rico, named Miradero Holdings, is named after the subsection.